Typeholder for gold stamping machines



Dec. 22, 1953 L. A. KINGSLEY TYPEHOLDER FOR GOLD STAMPING MACHINES Filed April 8, 1950 INVENTOR. (.660/5' A. k/A/asz'i BY SATToRNEYs.

Patented Dec. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFEQE TYPEHOLDER FOR GOLD STAMPING MACHINES Lewis A. Kingsley, Los Angeles, Calif. Application April 8, 1950, Serial No. 154,787

' 4 Claims. 01. 101-31) My invention relates to type holders for gold stamping machines such as the machine shown in my Patent No. 2,047,373, issued April 4, 1932.

Included in the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a die or type holder which fits into the standard holder of a gold stamping machine and is so arranged to permit use of a greater number of lines of type'or larger type than can be accommodated in the standard holder, thereby to extend and expand the range of use of the stamping machine.

Second, to provide a device of this class which incorporates a novel locking means not only adapted to secure the type holder in p1ace,.but also adapted to provide adequate heat transfer, to the type for the purposes of gold foil stamping.

With the above and other objects in view as may appear hereinafter, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of my type holder shown secured inithe mounting block of a conventional gold stamping machine, the remainder of the machine, however, being omitted.

Figure 2 is a sectional View through 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through 33 of Figure 4,

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is another transverse sectional view through 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the retainer clip.

Figure 7 is a perspective View of the wedging device.

The mounting block I of the conventional gold stamping machine, for example the type shown in my previously issued Patent No. 2,047,373, is secured to the plunger or ram 2 of the gold stamping machine shown fragmentarily in Figure 1. Secured to the back-side of the mounting block I is a heater 3, indicated in broken outline in Figures 2, 4 and 5.

The mounting block I is provided with a channel or slot 4 which in the conventional machine receives a type holder.

A retainer clip 5 is fastened under the block I and underlies a portion of the channel 4. My present invention is directed to a device which is supported from the mounting block I. My device thus includes an adapter bar II, shaped to fit the channel 4. The adapter bar is reduced by longitudinal grooves, to form a neck portion I2, so as to clear the retainer clip 5 and provide shoulders for engagement by the retainer all 2 clip. The lower extremity of the adapter bar I I is enlarged to form a type holder I t. The type holder is provided with one or more type receiving channels I4, which channels are preferably closed at their ends as indicated by It. Clamp a cylinder in which the end faces are in acuteangular relation with the axis of the cylinder. The transverse or angle bore It is intersected by a smaller longitudinally extending bore 20. Loosely fitted in the bore 29 is a screw member 2|, which is threaded into the inclined cylinder I 9. The exposed end of the screw member 2! is provided with a handle 22 which may be secured by a lock nut 23 and receives a washer 24. Suiiicient clearance is provided between the bore 2?} and screw member 2I to permit lateral displacement, thus, when the screw member 2! is threaded into the inclined cylinder I9, the cylinder tends to displace laterally and act as a wedge which bears against a wall of the channel t and forces the bar I I tightly against the opposite wall of the channel 6.

As will be seen from inspection of Figures 2 and 4, the bar I I may be forced into good heatconductive relation with the mounting block I, so that heat from the heater 3 may be conducted to the bar II and therefore to the type I! held in the holder I3.

It will be observed that by the substitution of holders I3 of different dimensions incorporating adapter bars I I, that the range of type size which may be employed in the gold stamping machine is greatly increased, also the number of lines of type which may be printed may be substantially increased.

In order to hold type of different size of type IT, filler bars 25 are provided. These bars are of such thickness as to fill the space between type and a side wall of a channel i i. Each filler bar is provided with a rib 26 which fits in corresponding grooves 27 provided in the side Wall of the channel I4, so that the filler bar is readily retained in place while loading type and during operation of the stamping machine.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details herein set forth, but my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims,

I claim:

1. In a type holder for stamping machines wherein a heated mounting block is provided with a channel, the combination of: an adapter bar fitting said channel and extending below said mounting block; type retaining means depending from said adapter bar; a wedge cylinder mounted in said adapter bar in angular relation and movable laterally therefrom to bear against a side of said channel to force the opposite side of said bar into heat conductive contact with said mounting block; and a screw member threaded into said wedge cylinder and protruding from an end of said adapter bar to operate said wedge cylinder.

2. In a type holder for stamping machines wherein a heated mounting bloc}; is provided with a channel, the combination of: an adapter bar fitting said channel and extending below said mounting block; type retaining means depending from said adapter bar; a wedge cylinder mounted in said adapter bar in angular relation and movable laterally therefrom to bear against a side of said channel to force the opposite side of said bar into heat conductive contact with said mounting block; a screw member threaded into said wedge cylinder and protruding from an end of said adapter bar to operate said wedge cylinder; said type retaining means defining a channel adapted to receive type, a clamp at one end of said channel to secure said type; and filler bars adapted to fit said channel against one wall thereof to compensate for different size of type.

3. In a yp older f ampi g machines wherein a heated mounting block is provided with a channel, normally adapted to receive type, the combination of: a heat conductive adapter bar including an upper portion fitting said channel, and a laterally enlarged depending portion extending below said mounting block; means for mounting type in the depending portion of the adapter bar in excess of the accommodation therefor provided in said mounting block channel; and securing means within the upper portion of adapter bar and movable laterally therefrom to bear against a side of said channel to force the opposite side of said bar portion into heat conductive contact with said mounting block.

4. In a type holder for stamping machines wherein a heated mounting block is provided with a channel, normally adapted to receive type, the combination of: a heat conductive adapter bar including an upper portion fittingsaid channel, and, a laterally enlarged depending portion extending below said mounting block; means for mounting type in the depending portion of the adapter bar in excess of the accommodation therefor provided in said mounting block channel; securing means within the upper portion of said adapter bar and movable laterally therefrom to bear against a side of said channel and force the ppo ite side of s i p rtion into heat c due i e c ntact with sa d m unting block; and means p able fr m an end of said adapter bar for opera n Said se r ng means.

LEWIS A, KINGSLEY.

re ces C d he fi of this patent UNITED STATES PA'IENTS- Number Name Date 148,856 Smith Mar. 24, 1874 775,257 Steele Nov. 15, 1904 994,686 Mitchell June 11, 1911 1,149,240 Winter Aug. 10, 1915 1,359,934 Thompson Aug. 23, 1920 1,827,550 Williams Oct. 13, 1931 1,856,530 Barghausen -1 May 3, 1932 1,987,370 Pleger Jan. 8, 1935 2,009,414 Roberts July 30, 1935 2,031,216 Kalbach Feb. 18, 1936 2,047,373 Kingsley July 14, 1936 2,333,716 Hamnett Aug. 9, 1943 2,447,995 Anon Aug. 24, 1948 

